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Modified: 6/4/2025
Read this article for important billing information for outpatient infusion and hydration services.
Modified: 10/4/2024
Modified: 8/21/2024
For discharges on or after October 1, 2015, there are two separate payment categories for long term care hospital (LTCH) patients. This article provides those details.
Modified: 6/5/2024
The official site for information, training, and support related to the PEPPER. PEPPER provides provider-specific Medicare data statistics for discharges/services vulnerable to improper payments. PEPPER can support a hospital or facility’s compliance efforts by identifying where it is an outlier for these risk areas. This data can help identify both potential overpayments as well as potential underpayments.
Modified: 5/28/2024
A recent Office of Inspector General report found Medicare improperly paid CAHs and health care professionals for the same CAH services. This booklet explains how to properly document and bill for CAH services.
Modified: 5/24/2024
Information pertaining to inpatient and outpatient hospital resources.
Modified: 5/8/2024
A 2018 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report noted Medicare incorrectly paid hospitals $7.7 million for cardiac device replacement claims that did not comply with Medicare requirements for reporting manufacturer credits. CMS developed this fact sheet to ensure hospitals properly report manufacturer credits for cardiac devices and avoid overpayment recoveries.
Modified: 6/10/2022
Services designated as “inpatient only” are not appropriate to be furnished in a hospital outpatient department.
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